Table 1

Timetable of assessment

Study period
 Time pointEnrolmentAllocationPostallocationClose-out
00Surgery1 week2 weeks6 weeks24 weeks48 weeks
Enrolment
 Eligibility screenX       
 Informed consentX       
 CM, EQ-5D, SSTX       
 VASX       
 Allocation X      
Interventions
 Open repair  X     
 Arthroscopic repair  X     
Assessments        
 CM, EQ-5D, SST     XXX
 VAS  XXXXXX
 MRIX      X
 Complications  XXXXXX
 Economics  XXXXXX

  • CM, Constant-Murley Score; EQ-5D, EuroQOL-5D-3L; SST, Simple Shoulder Test; VAS, Visual Analogue Pain Scale.